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Best Answer: Psychiatry is a medical degree---4 years college, 4 years medical school, 3 years or longer of residency, a total of 11 years or longer. You can do psychology with a Ph.D., which is 4 years of college and about 4-5 years of graduate school, a total of 8-9 years. Source(s): jerry758 Â· 8 years ago.
Psychiatrists are medical doctors (MDs) who graduate from medical school, have a year of medical internship, and have 3 years of residency in the assessment and treatment of mental health disorders. Psychologists have a doctoral degree in an area of psychology, the study of the mind and human behavior. Theyâre not medical doctors. A psychologist can have a PhD in philosophy or a PsyD in clinical or counseling psychology. Typically, they do 1-2 years of internship.